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Kotomora

揠

to pull up, to eradicate

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Readings

On'yomi

  • サツ
  • アツ

Kun'yomi

  • ぬ.く
  • ふだ

Meaning

揠 centers on forcefully pulling something out from where it is fixed: pulling up plants by the roots or eradicating something completely.

Study

Etymology

揠 combines 扌 (hand) with 匽, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to hiding or stopping, but the exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The hand radical 扌 beside 匽 suggests a hand pulling something out from a hidden or stuck place, like yanking a weed up by the roots.

Reading mnemonic

For サツ, imagine pulling up weeds with a sharp, sudden motion that makes a 'satsu' sound as they come out of the ground.